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Belarus president: Bomb not aimed at me (AP via Yahoo! News)
Sat, 05 Jul 2008 14:59:40 GMT
Belarus' authoritarian president said Saturday he does not believe a bomb that tore through a concert he was attending was aimed at him.

Belarus leader: no post-blast clampdown on opposition (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Sat, 05 Jul 2008 14:05:34 GMT
Belarus' President Alexander Lukashenko said there would be no general clampdown on his opponents on Saturday after an unexplained bomb explosion wounded about 50 people at a concert he attended the day before.

Belarus president says that a bomb at a concert not aimed at him (The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News)
Sat, 05 Jul 2008 15:37:00 GMT
MINSK, Belarus - Belarus' authoritarian president says he doesn't believe a bomb that tore through a concert he was attending was aimed at him.

Belarus leader no post-blast clampdown on opposition (Deepika)
Sat, 05 Jul 2008 21:35:54 GMT
LINIYA STALINA, Belarus, Jul 5 (Reuters) Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko said there would be no general clampdown on his opponents today after an bomb explosion wounded about 50 people at a concert he attended the day before.

Belarus, Venezuela maintain strategic partnership (Itar-Tass)
Sat, 05 Jul 2008 18:36:03 GMT
MINSK, July 5 (Itar-Tass) - Belarus and Venezuela maintain strategic partnership, Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko said in his greetings message to Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Saturday.

Belarus blast at concert wounds 50 (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Fri, 04 Jul 2008 14:32:02 GMT
About 50 people were wounded early on Friday by a home-made bomb that sprayed nuts and bolts into a crowd at an open-air concert in Belarus's capital attended by long-time ruler President Alexander Lukashenko, officials said.

Bomb explodes in center of Belarus capital (International Herald Tribune)
Fri, 04 Jul 2008 18:14:41 GMT
A bomb exploded early Friday morning at an outdoor concert in Minsk, the capital of Belarus, wounding dozens of people, three critically, and a second device was found later in the same area, the authorities said.

Lambton family hosts radiation victims from Belarus (Sarnia Observer)
Sat, 05 Jul 2008 19:41:18 GMT
Sitting at the kitchen table in Ralph and Martha Everingham’s Blackwell Road home, Alina Karankevich lets out a soft cough. It’s a sound the Everinghams know well. The two are host parents for children from radiation-ravaged Belarus, giving the kids a respite from an environment still agitated by [...]

'Hooligans' blamed for Belarus concert bomb (CNN.com)
Fri, 04 Jul 2008 12:00:27 GMT
MINSK, Belarus (AP) -- A homemade bomb exploded at an outdoor concert in Belarus' capital early Friday, injuring at least 50 people. Officials blamed hooligans.

Belarus bomb hurts dozens (The Santa Rosa Press Democrat)
Sat, 05 Jul 2008 11:39:55 GMT
MOSCOW -- A bomb exploded during an outdoor concert in the Belarus capital, Minsk, early Friday morning, injuring dozens, three critically, and a second device was found later in the same area, according to the authorities.

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